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10 reasons every person should check if they are due financial help from DWP this weekend

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Easter bank holiday weekend is here and will see most of the country bask in some much-needed sunshine over the long weekend.

While the spring break is a welcome breather from the norm for a few days, it is also the perfect time to check you are not missing out on benefits or payments.If you are in work, but on a low income, facing redundancy, living with a long-term health condition or disability, raising a family or recently bereaved, you could be due extra financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Easter holiday means you can easily set some time aside to use one of the online benefit calculators listed at the end of this article to check if you should make a claim for a benefit or payment.

It is estimated that more than £1 billion of UK Government benefits go unclaimed each year.Neil Hugh, Head of Workplace Proposition at Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, is urging people struggling with their finances due to the ongoing cost of living crisis, to check for unclaimed payments as it “could make a difference”.He said: “Recent Standard Life research found that less than half of people currently feel positive about their financial situation, it’s more important than ever that people know what sort of support is available to them.“Many are unaware of the different types of benefits out there so don’t even think to check their eligibility.

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